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Ifang Bremer
Ifang Bremer is a Seoul Correspondent at NK News. He has worked on investigations for The Guardian and The Observer and previously wrote features on Korea for Dutch newspaper NRC.
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News ROK lawmaker under fire for joining event held by pro-North Korea group in JapanUnification ministry says it may fine Youn Mee-hyang for attending Chongryon event to commemorate Kanto Massacre A South Korean congresswoman is under investigation for attending an event hosted by the pro-North Korea organization of ethnic Koreans in Japan, facing a potential fine for her actions. Independent lawmaker Youn Mee-hyang said in a statement that she joined the event in Tokyo on Friday commemorating Korean victims of the Kanto Massacre, when vigilante groups killed thousands of Koreans in the wake of the 1923 Great Kanto earthquake. © Korea Risk Group. All rights reserved. |